Upgrades to garages and storage facilities that house new natural gas-fuelled city vehicles may come in higher than expected, a City committee will hear today.
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Monthly Archives: August 2014
24-hour bus service in Edmonton ‘is about equity,’ says city Councillor Amarjeet Sohi
Shift workers may be able to avoid rush hour traffic, but a 24-hour city bus service could make the road home even smoother.
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Detroit’s Sewage Disposal And Water Supply Systems Are Closer To Getting Much-Needed Financing
(Reuters) – Detroit completed the pricing on Tuesday of $1.8 billion of water and sewer refinancing bonds related to a tender offer aimed at dealing with a big chunk of the bankrupt city’s debt.
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WordPress 4.0
We have eagerly awaited the latest release of WordPress 4.0. Although it is not as large a release as WordPress 3.0, it is moving us to our goal of greater functionality on our backend operations. As the release occurs on Wednesday Aug 27, we will be busy updating the site but it should in no way affect your access to our ongoing updates. Normally, one should wait a few days before upgrading but we chose to make an exception in this case.
Staples: Stantec skyscraper beacon of better things for Edmonton
EDMONTON – Stantec’s new $500-million skyscraper will be mighty tall when it’s completed in 2018 — 62 storeys, dwarfing all other Edmonton towers, making it one of the highest skyscrapers in the country, behind five Toronto and two Calgary towers (The Bow and an even taller Calgary tower currently in the works).
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New 62-storey Stantec office tower to be tallest building in Edmonton
EDMONTON – A new 62-storey office tower slated for the arena district in the city’s downtown will be the tallest building in Edmonton once construction is completed.
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GP Airport lands federal funds
The Grande Prairie Airport is receiving $5.5 million for infrastructure from the federal government of Canada.
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Town cleaning up ‘colossal mistake’
Town council is cleaning up their own mess, after an “oversight” saw a huge amount of dirt piled behind residents’ Downey Green homes.
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Western premiers call for freer trade
There’s a feeling of optimism heading into this week’s annual Premier’s meeting in PEI that finally there can be progress made on inter-provincial trade barriers. Federal Industry Minister James Moore wants to see reforms but those in the know say it’s easier said than done.
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Downtown street opens, Fourth Avenue set to close
High River residents will be glad to know that Macleod Trail, between 1 Street S.W. and 4 Avenue S.W., is set to reopen tomorrow morning.
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